ACTRA Maritime Awards shall be given for Outstanding Performances in Acting in theatrical motion pictures, television, cable, and new media programs.

Submissions

The classifications for the awards (male, female, supporting, principal etc.) may change, subject to a vote by Council.

Performances for consideration must be from productions which have been publicly exhibited (i.e broadcast, theatrical release, film festival screening, streaming service) for the first time, within the calendar year under consideration. Performances must be under ACTRA contract. Productions must take place under the jurisdiction of ACTRA Maritimes.

Submissions for award consideration may be made by any ACTRA Maritimes member in good standing, or by a Producer of an eligible production. Producers shall make available to the Jury screeners of the productions.

Submissions must be made before January 31 following the year under consideration. The Chair of the Awards Committee, may after consultation with the Branch Rep and/or Council, adjust this deadline.

Jury

The Chair of the Awards Committee will, in consultation with the Branch Rep, choose a jury of 3-5 ACTRA Maritimes members in good standing. Other members should not be consulted in jury selection to avoid conflicts of interest. Jury members should have at least 5 years of professional experience, and a minimum of 4 “Actor” or “Principal” credits. No actor whose performance is submitted for consideration may be a Jury member. All Jurors must agree to view all of the submitted performances.

If a performance by the Chair of the Awards Committee is submitted for consideration, they shall:

Recuse themselves from their duties, subject to approval by the Council President, and the availability of another Council member to take over their duties, or

Have the Branch Rep strike their name from consideration, and continue with their duties.

Voting Process

Jury members shall not be informed which other members comprise the Jury. The Chair of the Awards Committee and Branch Rep may not discuss specific performances with Jury members.

After watching all the submitted performances, Jury members shall submit to the Branch Rep ratings for each performance on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest rating. The Branch Rep will tally scores for each performance, and the top-scoring four in each category will compose the short list, or “nominees”. If 4 or less performances are submitted in a category, the Jury is not required to declare all of them “nominees”, subject to their judgement.

Jury members will then rate the short-listed performances on a 1-4 scale, 1 being the highest. The performance with the lowest aggregate score is the award recipient.

In the event of a tie, the award will go to the nominee with the highest aggregate score from the first round of voting. If this still results in a tie, the Branch Rep will convene a meeting of the Jury, to discuss the performances in question, and vote between the two. If the Jury is deadlocked and cannot choose a winner, the Chair of the Awards Committee shall, after watching the performances in question, cast the deciding vote.

In the event a nominated performance is for some reason declared ineligible by the Awards Committee, it shall be replaced by the performance which received the next highest number of votes in nominations balloting.